Trehalose-mediated autophagy impairs the anti-viral function of human primary airway epithelial cells.

Human rhinovirus (HRV) is the most common cause of acute exacerbations of chronic lung diseases including asthma. Impaired anti-viral IFN-λ1 production and increased HRV replication in human asthmatic airway epithelial cells may be one of the underlying mechanisms leading to asthma exacerbations. In...

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Main Authors: Qun Wu, Di Jiang, Chunjian Huang, Linda F van Dyk, Liwu Li, Hong Wei Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4400043?pdf=render